2025 Annual Research Frontier Symposium


Poster Session

(26 posters)

Update on 3/7/2025


Poster Session: 12-2 pm (CST), Thursday, March 13, 2025

In-person: Ball Rooms in the Student Center

Online: Microsoft Teams Meeting (one poster per meeting)


Note: If a student misses their presentation time they will not be accommodated or rescheduled to a later time. Swapping of time and session is also not allowed. Students will receive a zero if they are not at their posters or presentations.



ARFS-2025-zheng (Undergraduate, poster)

A facile approach to Single-crystal CsPbBr3 for Solar applications 

Elijia Dennis, David John, and Liqiu Zheng* (Albany State University)


ARFS-2025-zach (Undergraduate, poster)

Responses of pyruvate overflow to nitrate and proton ions in cyanobacteria 

Zachariah Guy, Jacob Sebesta, Ibrahim Alamin, Vida A Dennis, Jianping Yu*, and Harvey J.M. Hou* (Alabama State University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory)


ARFS-2025-jahzara (Undergraduate, poster)

Overflow of mM-scale 3-hydroxybutyrate in the late growth phase of cyanobacteria

Jahzara Veasey, Jacob Sebesta, Vida A Dennis, Jianping Yu*, and Harvey J.M. Hou* (Alabama State University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory)


ARFS-2025-eryn (Undergraduate student, poster)

Survey of total overflow metabolites in cyanobacteria at high light

Eryn Griffin, Jacob Sebesta, Arnav Deshpande, Ibrahim Alamin, Lieve Laurens, Vida A Dennis, Jianping Yu*, and Harvey J.M. Hou* (Alabama State University and National Renewable Energy Laboratory)


ARFS-2025-galbreath (Undergraduate, poster)

Assessing the effects of CBD extract on the heart and the body axis in Xenopus laevis embryos

Kayla Galbreath, Joseph Ayariga, Olufemi Ajayi, and Emmanuel Tadjuidje* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-lauria (Undergraduate, poster)

3-D Printed Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Regeneration

Thomas Lauria and Dr. Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-israil (Undergraduate, poster)

The Effect of Specific Pesticides on Antimicrobial Resistance in E. coli and Salmonellae

Rishad Israil, Joseph Ayariga*, B.K. Robertson, Olufemi Ajayi, and Komal Vig* (University of Alabama at Birmingham and Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-jordyn-smith (Undergraduate, poster)

Identification of zombie prostate genes by transcriptomic analysis in criminal cases

Jordyn Smith, Joshua Bethea, Christina Harris, and Gulnaz Javan* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-morris (Undergraduate, poster)

Integrating Cellulose Nanofibers into Hydrogels: Enhancing Mechanical Properties and Functionality

Harmony Morris, Alyeriah Haynes, Anjali Sudha, and Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-burnett (Undergraduate, poster)

Elemental Analysis of Groundwater using Nanoparticle Enhanced Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Riah Burnett and Cleon Barnett* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-harris (Undergraduate, poster)

Sustainable Composites based on Sodium Alginate and Biochar

Tianna Harris and Derrick Dean* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-fares (Undergraduate, poster)

Chronic Kidney Disease

Fares Shabarek and Derrick Dean*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-carpenter (Undergraduate, poster)

Engineering Alginate Hydrogel Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

Jasmine Carpenter, Elijah Barnes, Amrita Natarajan, Derrick Dean, and Vineeth Viijayan*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-atadjuidje (Undergraduate, poster)

Evaluation of pre-harvest interval for pyrethrin against corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in hemp Cannabis sativa

Andy-Maxence Tadjuidje, Favour Nwanekezi, Mercy Adesanmi, Victory Obele, Ivy Thweatt, Abi Awad, Adam Ajisere, Ibrahim Iddrisu, Joseph Ayariga, Junhuan Xu, Vida Dennis, Muhammad Saleem, and Olufemi Ajayi*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-victory (Undergraduate, poster)

In Vitro Activity of Hemp Extract and its Mechanism of Action Against Toxoplasma gondii

Victory  Obele, Se'Vaughn  Julien, Homanath  Sharma, Senyo J. Kamasah, Kelci Lawrencel, Olufemi S. Ajayi, and Daniel A. Abugri*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-pharris (Undergraduate, poster)

Catalase Activity in E. coli WT and E. coli BL21 under Varying Iron Conditions

Paris Harris, Joseph Ayariga, Olufemi Ajayi*, and Emmanuel Tadjuidje*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-zeenat (Undergraduate, poster)

The Susceptibility of Xenopus laevis to selected strains of bacterial infection

Zeenat Abdulsalam, Joseph Ayariga, Olufemi Ajayi*, and Emmanuel Tadjuidje*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-washington (Undergraduate, poster)

The influence of Pyruvate, Acetate and Carbonate on Salmonella tolerance to environmental stresses and antibiotics

Rickel Washington, B.K. Robertson, Olufemi Ajayi, and Joseph Ayariga*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-fisher (Undergraduate, poster)

Modeling the structure of the MATα1 yeast mating type regulator

Luke Fisher, Dawson Farni, and Doba Jackson*  (Huntingdon College)


ARFS-2025-mia (Undergraduate, poster)

The Effect of 8-Hydroxyquinoline on Toxoplasma gondii Lipidome

Mia Smith, Alexandra Richard, Jesse Kang, Japhet S. Kamasah, Jazmyn R. Greggs, and Daniel A. Abugri*  (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-jannat (M.S. student, poster)

INVESTIGATING BIOLOGICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ALABAMA RIVER DURING SUMMER TIME

Jannat Jhumur, Md Imam ul Khabir, Nur E Alam, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-nur (Ph.D. student, poster)

Seasonal variations and effects of anthropogenic compounds on aquatic protist communities

Nur E Alam, Md Imam ul Khabir, Jannatul Ferdous Jhumur, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-khabir (Ph.D. student, poster)

Using next-generation sequencing and mass spectroscopy to decipher the interactions and multi factor networking between microbial communities and water chemistry across different seasons

Md Imam ul Khabir, Nur E Alam, Jannat FerdousJhumur, MA Rahman, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-ivy (Ph.D. student, poster)

Exploring the role of rhizosphere microbiome in hemp plant growth and defense against two-spotted spider mites

Ivy N. Thweatt, Olufemi Ajayi*, and Muhammad Saleem* (Alabama State University)


ARFS-2025-park (Faculty/Scientist, poster via Google meet)

Detection of Pathogenic Protists and Viruses in Tarballs from Alabama’s beaches 

Gillian Bailey, Victoria Zlotea, Madilyn Webb, Elizabeth McMahan, and Joong-Wook Park* (Troy University)

Google Meet link is https://meet.google.com/uvy-xfqf-bbv

Click here for the poster


ARFS-2025-burns (Faculty/Scientist, poster)

Ethical Implications of AI in Medicine and Healthcare

Shuntele Burns* (Alabama State University)